HOW TO MAKE CHINESE NOODLES

ingredients:

5 dried Chinese mushrooms

1/2 pound fresh Chinese noodles

1/4 cup peanut oil...

1 tablespoon hoisin sauce

1 tablespoon bean sauce

2 tablespoons rice wine 

4 tablespoons light soy sauce

1 teaspoon  honey

1/2 cup reserved mushroom liquid

1 teaspoon chili paste

1 tablespoon cornstarch

1/2 red  pepper cutted into  cubes

1/2 8 ounce can whole bamboo shoots, cut into cubes

2 cups bean sprouts

1 scallion thinly sliced

how to make:

1. in a bowl of 1 1/4 cup of hot water soak the Chinese mushrooms  for 30 minutes, boil  4 quarts of water, cook in  the noodles in  for 3 minutes. Drain and mix  with 1 tablespoon of peanut oil; set aside.

2. Remove the mushrooms; strain and reserve 1/2 cup of the soaking liquid for the sauce, chop the mushrooms and set aside.

3. Combine the ingredients for the sauce in a  bowl and stir well to dissolve the sugar; set aside.

 in 2 tablespoons of cold water, dissolve the cornstarch; set aside.

4. Place the wok over medium−high heat. When it's hot, add

 3 tablespoons of peanut oil, then the mushrooms, red

pepper, bamboo shoots, and bean sprouts, fry for  2 minutes.

5.add the  sauce to the wok, fry until the mixture begins to boil.

6. add the dissolved cornstarch, stir about a minutre or  until

the sauce thickens Add the noodles and mix until about 2 minutes.

7. Transfer to a serving plat and sprinkle with the sliced scallion.